Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit.

The report released Friday the provincial government must focus on “tangible, achievable, near-term actions."

"If you pass a jet boat over the eggs, you're killing all the eggs up to two feet under the boat," said fishing lodge owner Dan Gerak.

With the deadline approaching for the B.C. government to renew 20 fish farm licences, a group of marine tourism operators are imploring the government to let the licences go.

The independent charity says new research combined with "chronically low" wild salmon stocks mean it's time to move fish farms inland.